Bust holder



Feb. l10, 1931. I v MADSEN 1,792,384

BUST HOLDER Filed Aug. 1,-1928 Patented Feb. 10, 1931y AUNITED STATES VIGGO MADSEN, OF PARIS, FRANCE BUST HOLDER Application 1ed August 1, 1,928. f Serial No. 296,751.

There are known in the prior art bustholders comprising two metal bracings, semicircular, open at the top, and generally furnished with some kind of fabric adapted to 5 fit the form or shape of the breasts; said bracings, integral with a suitable waist-band, having their endsconnected by means of a more or less rigid strip or rod. Such an arrangement fails, however, vto offer suiicicnt resiliency and is not pliant enough to ensure a snug fit on the breasts since the latter greatly vary in their forms from one woman to another.

The object of my invention is to provide an improvement through which, in bust-holders of the above described type, the aforementioned inconvenience or deficiency is avoided. Said improvement consists in connecting the two bracings of the bust-holder no longer, as hitherto, by and at their ends but at a point substantially approximating the middle part thereof. In this manner the ends of said bracings are entirely free, thereby ensuring very high pliancy to the set, which permits perfect fitting on any womans bust.

the member or device that connects the two sheathes or bracings, being level with, or `below the lower part of the springing contour Aof the breasts, is practically invisible elven when a very low-necked bodice is worn.

Figures 1,2 and 3 of the drawing appended hereto illustrate, as examples, three embodiments of a bust-holder providedwith the improved device which is the subject matter of my invention.

In said three figures, A denotes the bracings of the bust-holder, B the member that connects said bracings. In the embodiment shown in Figure l said connecting strip is substantially rectilinear, while on Figure 2 it is arched or cambered and on Figure 3 it comprises two parts connected with the bracings and continued by a cambered part.

I wish it to be clearly understood that the above described embodiments are intended as illustrative and not in any way limitative and that I reserve the right to introduce all and any desirable constructional alterations and/or modifications without being deemed to depart from the scope of my invention.

Furthermore, owing to this arrangement,v

I-Iavin lnow particularly ascertained and describe the nature of my invention as well as 'the manner/ in which the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:

A bust holder including two flexible metal bracings of semicircular shape, the ends of which are free and independent from each other, and a unitary pliable connection between said bracings, attached thereto at points considerably below the free ends of the bracings, and providing a iexible universal mounting for the bracings, whereby the distance betweenssaid braoings may be varied, and each of said bracings may be independently adjusted in any direction about its point of attachment to said connection, to it the breasts of the wearer.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

VIGGO MADSEN.

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